(From left) Nijaporn Charanachitta, director and senior executive vice president, Italian-Thai Development Public Co.; Peter Henley, CEO, Onyx Hospitality Group; Trinh Thanh Huy, chairman, HB Group; Olga Safronova, investment director, HB Group.
THAILAND-BASED Onyx Hospitality Group has signed an agreement with HB Group to manage Ozo Hoi An, marking the group’s first foray into Vietnam.
Scheduled to open in late 2016, the 364-key beachfront resort, located in the New Hoi An City area, is part of a master development which includes a retail complex, dining and entertainment village, residential apartments, villas and recreational facilities.
Guest rooms will feature linen beds, high-speed Wi-Fi, flexible workspaces equipped with multimedia panels and built-in connectors, black-out curtains and sound proofing.
Amenities include signature all-day dining restaurant Eat, a gym, beach pool and deck, plus a range of retail shops and independent F&B outlets. Guests can also make use of interactive lecterns containing original insider destination content, free drinks in the evenings and paperless check-in and check-out facilities.
Peter Henley, CEO of Onyx Hospitality Group, said: “Vietnam is one of the region’s fastest-growing travel destinations, and we are excited to have Ozo Hoi An as part of our continuing expansion plans. With the increasing popularity of Vietnam’s South Central Coast among regional and international visitors, we have identified a gap in the market for a select service hotel like Ozo.”
The first Ozo-branded hotel opened in 2013 and is now currently available in five locations in Asia including Hong Kong, Pattaya, Koh Samui, Colombo and Kandy. The group also has several more Ozo hotels in the pipeline in locations such as Penang, Iskandar and Xiamen.
